Coin-collecting box or receptacle.



No. 668,267. Patented Feb. I9, |90l.

J. nov. e CUIN GULLECTING BOX 0R BECEPTACLE.

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JOSEPH ROY, OF GLENVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SCHNEIDER do TRENKAMPCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COIN-COLLECTING BOX OR RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,267, dated February19, 1901.

Application led November 27, 1900. Serial No. 37,879. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ROY, a resident of Glenville, in the countyof Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coin-Collecting Boxes or Receptacles; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in coin-collecting b oXes orreceptacles more especially designed for use as a childs savingsbank oras a toll-collecting machine.

The primary object of This invention is to provide a boX or receptacleof the character indicated with simple and reliable means for preventingthe removal of a coin from within the receptacle at the coin-receivinginlet of` the same.

With this object in View the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a side elevation, partly insection, of a box or receptacle provided with myimproved means forpreventing the withdrawal, at the coin-re ceiving inlet of thereceptacle, of a coin deposited in the receptacle. Fig. II is a verticalsection of the central portion of the receptacle on line II II, Fig. I,looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. III is a verticalsection corresponding with Fig. II, eX- cept that in Fig. III thetiltable coin-conduct-l ing chute of the receptacle is shown in a tiltedand coin-discharging position and the coinguiding apron at the lower endof the chute is shown tilted somewhat downwardly by a coin partiallydischarged from the said chute. Fig. IV is an elevation in centralsection, showing the receptacle tipped laterally. Fig. V is a centralvertical section of the receptacle, showing the receptacle turned downside up.

Referring to the drawings, a designates the casing of my improved box orreceptacle, and a' the top of the said casing. The I[op a' is providedcentrally with a coin-receiving slot o2, that is just long and wideenough to render it capable of easily receiving the largest size of coinfor which the receptacle is designed.

An upright laterally-tiliable chute b is arranged below thecoin-receiving slot and supported in any approved manner. mal positionof the parts the chute b is arranged vertically and has the upper end ofthe passage-way formed therein and extending therethrough in registrywith the coin-receiving slot a2 of the receptacle, as shown in Fig. II.The chute is just large enough in end elevation to readily accommodatethereception thereby and passage therethrough of the largest coin forwhich the receptacle is designed. The chute illustrated is arranged totilt laterally between two hangers or brackets a3 and a3, soldered orotherwise secured to the top a and de pending from the said top atopposite ends, respectively, of the coin-receiving slot, and the twotrunnions bI4 and b with which I[he chute is provided are arranged inline horizontally and have bearing in the different brackets or hangersa3 and a3, respectively.

A downwardly and upwardly tilting apron c is arranged below and in closeproximity to the lower end of the chute b. In the normal position of theparts the apron c covers the lower or discharging end of the passage-wayextending through the chute, and is consequently arranged in the path ofa coin dropped into and conducted downwardly bythe chute. The apron isnormallyinclined and has its upper end provided withtrunnions c' and c',which are arranged in line horizontally and have bearing in the hangersor brackets as and a3. The apron c is provided at its axial line betweenthe hangers or brackets a3 and a3 with an upwardly-extending arm or wingc2, that normally engages the adjacent side of the chute b, and the saidarm or wing of the apron and the engaging portion of the chute formastop for limiting the downward tilting of the apron.

Fig. III ofthe drawings shows a coin d passing through the chute b. Thecoin upon being dropped into the coin-receiving slot a2 of thereceptacle enters the upper end of the chute and passes downwardlywithin and through the chute and during its downward passage comes intoengagement with and has its passage consequently retarded by the upperside of the apron c, and thereupon tilts the apron downwardly by gravityand slides In the nordownwardly upon the apron and results in thetilting of the chute in the direction required to swing the lowerportion of the chute in the direction of the tree or outer end of theapron, as shown in Fig. III, until the coin frees the said end of theapron, whereupon the coin will pass downwardly from the chute, past thefree end of the apron, into the lower portion ot' the receptacle.

In the normal position of the parts when the chute b is in registry withthe coin-receiving slot c2 of the receptacle the chutes side that facesin the direction in which the coin slides downwardly upon the apronengages a lug a4, that is formed above the axis of the chute upon one ofthe hangers or brackets a3, and the lug a4 consequently forms a stop forpreventing the tilting or swinging of the chute beyond its normalposition by a weight or poise b2, formed upon the lower en d of thechute below the chutes axis and at the ch utes side that facesin thedirection in which the lower portion of the chute is swung by a coinpassing through the chute. The poise b2 acts to retain the chute b'inits normal position, wherein the chut-e abuts against the lug a4.

A stop-forming lug 0,5, that is formed upon and depends from the top ofthe inclosing casing, is arranged above the arm or wing c2 of the apronc and such a distance laterally I wardly and upwardly tilting inclinedapron arranged below and in close proximity to and f normally coveringthe lower and discharging from the upper portion of the chute as willpermit the chute to be tilted by the largest coin for which thereceptacle is designed just far enough to permit the said coin toreadily pass downwardly from the chute past the free end of the apronwhen the chute is tilted by the coin. The upper end of the chute, uponthe weighted side of the same, is provided with a laterally-projectingiiange b3, that is `j :coin conducted by the chute to the apron,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A coin-collecting box or receptacle havi ing a top or upper portionprovided with a downwardly-discharging coin-receiving slot;

arranged concentrically of the axis of the chute and forms a gatearranged to close the inner end of the coin-receiving slot a2 when thechute is tilted by a coin passing downwardlywithin and through the chuteor otherwise.

By the construction hereinbefore described it will'be observed that thewithdrawal of a coin from the receptacle at the coin-receiving slot iseltectually prevented because in the normal position of the parts thelower end of the chute is closed by the coin-guiding apron j c. If thechute is tilted by a coin so as to swing its weighted end in thedirection of the free end of the said apron c, as shown in Fig. III, thegate-forming flange b3 of the upper end ofthe chute closes thecoin-receiving slot.

If the receptacle is tipped laterally, as shown in Fig. IV, so as tocause the weighted end of the chute to swing in the direction of thevfree end of the apron c and cause the said .i

apron to uncover the discharging end of the chute, the gate-formingflange of the chute closes'the,coin-receiving slot.` If the receptacleis turned downside up, the chute is not only closed at its inner end bythe guardforming apron, but has the gate-forming Harige of its upper orouter end closing the coin-receiving slot. I would remark, also,that-the axis of the chute is arranged, pref# erably, somewhat nearerthe upper end of the chute, so as to facilitate the operation of theweight or poise with which the chute is provided.

What I claim is- 1. A coin-collecting box or receptacle havinga top orupper portion provided with a downwardly-discharging coin-receivingslot, a suitably-supported upright laterally-tiltable coin-conductingchute arranged below and normally in registry with the said slot, stopsfor limiting the tilting of the chute, means acting to retain the chutein its normal position, an apron normally covering the lower end of thechute and retarding the passage of the coin through the chute andcausing the coi-n to swing the-chute laterally far enough to permit thecoin to pass downwardly lat the free end of the apron.

2. A coin-collecting box or receptacle having a top or upper portionprovided with a downwardly-discharging coin-receiving slot, asuitably-supported upright laterally-tiltable coin-conducting chutearranged below and normally in registry with the said slot,

stops for limiting the tilting ot the chute, means acting to retain thechute in its normal position, a suitably-supported downend of the chute,which apron is provided, at

4lits axial line, with an upwardly-projecting arm or wing engaging thechute below the chutes axis and at the chutes side that faces oppositeto the direction in which the lower portion of the chute is tilted orswung by a a suitably-supported upright laterally-tilt vablecoin-conducting chute arranged below and normally in registry with thesaid slot, which chute has its upper end providedwith alaterally-projecting gate-forming flange h3 arranged to close theaforesaid slot in the tilted position of the chute; stops for limitingthe tilting of the chute; means acting to retain the chute in its normalposition, a suitably-supported downwardly and upwardly inclined apron atthe lower end of the chute for retarding the passage of a coin throughthe chute and causing the latter to be swung by the coin in thedirection and to the extent required to free thecoin from the apron.

Signed by me at Cleveland, Ohio, this 21st day of November, 1900.

JOSEPH ROY.

Witnesses:

C. H. DORER, A. H. PARRATT.

